Kinship and polity in stateless societies

Paige, Jeffery M.

Kinship and polity in stateless societies

American Journal of Sociology • Vol/Iss. 80 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 301-320 •

By Paige, Jeffery M.

Hypothesis

". . . cohesive kinship groupings should appear as important elements of the political structure in partilineal but not in matrilineal societies" (312)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Phi coefficient	Supported	p<.001	.57	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Descent	`UNKNOWN`	Rule Of Descent
Kin Based Subunits	`UNKNOWN`	Kin Groups

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Barry III, Herbert	2007	Matrilineal kinship is positively associated with ceremonial praying (269)	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Jackson, Joshua Conrad	2020	Kinship heterogeneity will be negatively associated with cultural tightness	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Greene, Penelope J.	1978	Paternity certainty will be higher in societies that use Eskimo-type kinship terminology systems and lower in societies that use Iroquois-type systems (155).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Huber, Brad R.	2007	Direct and indirect care investments by biologically uncertain kin are largest in patrilateral societies (p. 207).	Partially supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Paige, Jeffery M.	1974	"Fraternal interest groups based on members of the same lineage should be more common in patrilineal than in matrilineal societies" (309)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Kinship and polity in stateless societies

American Journal of Sociology • Vol/Iss. 80 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 301-320 • Cite

By Paige, Jeffery M.

Hypothesis

Test

Variables

Related Hypotheses

American Journal of Sociology • Vol/Iss. 80 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 301-320 •